Hair and scarf clasp



June 6, 1950 e. H. CHRISTIE HAIR AND SCARF cusp Filed July 23, 1948 Wk"K'MINIMIRWWIN 3 1'4 3.

BY y-' 1 W-MWMMM 4 ATTOFM/EVS Patenterl June 6, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

The present invention relates to improvements in ornate devices for keeping hoods, scarves and the like in place upon the head.

An object of the invention is the provision of a device having means for engaging the hair either upon one or both sides of the head,'while at the same time having an ornate means carried thereby that acts to clamp the forward edge of the type of hoods now generally worn formed of scarves and the like.

Another object of the invention is the provision of means carried by a comb and substantially covering the outer face of the back of the comb, so that when the comb has been inserted in the hair and a hood or scarf or kerchief is being worn, the forward edge at one portion, or where two of the devices may be worn at two portions, is held in place.

In order that the present invention may be fully understood, attention is invited to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a ladys head with a kerchief and comb in position thereon showing the present device in place;

Figure 2 is an enlarged front view of the complete device per se;

Figure 3 is a section taken on line 33 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is. a view similar to Figure 2 with the hood or scarf-engaging member in elevated position;

Figure 5 is a section takeon on line 5-5 of Figure 4;

Figure 6 is a fragmentary perspective view of a portion of the comb and the inner member of the clamp showing the spring lock device in perspective, and also the roughened portion of the comb, said view showing the clamp in longitudinal cross section;

Figure 7 is a view similar to Figure 1, with the device when used alone;

Figure 8 is a plan view showing a different ornate design for the device;

Figure 9 is a similar view to Figure 8, also showing another modified ornate design.

Figure 10 is a fragmentary perspective view, showing one of the legs and a portion of the wire bail mounted on the comb.

Referring to the drawings, and particularly to Figures 1 through 7 thereof, the numeral I designates an arcuate comb having the back 2 and the teeth 3. A portion 4 of the back of the comb and the front lower portion thereof are roughened, the purpose of which will presently appear.

Anchored in the back and externally of the front and extending beyond a face thereof is a strip of wire 5 formed to provide the bail 6, while the legs 1 thereof are each provided with two bends 8, 8, the intermediate portion of the bail being downwardly and inwardly offset below said bends. These legs have a tension that holds the bail toward the comb, due primarily to the two spring loops 9 which also provide bearings or holders for the gripping member l0. This gripping member comprises two angular strips, or

wings, II and I2 joined together or integral with each other at the longitudinal bend l3.

, The strip I2 is the hinging element and is provided at its ends with lugs or pintles l5 to rotatably fit in the loops 9 (Figure 6) and with abut- 'abutments l5 may be engaged inwardly of the downwardly and inwardly offset intermediate portion of the bail to hold the gripping member in closed hood-gripping position, as shown in Figure 3. The exposed face of the strip ll may be ornamented in any desired manner, as for instance at It, where imitation jewels or the like may be positioned therein, at I6 in Figure 8, where a bow design is shown, or as in Figure 9, at I6, where a series of jewels are carried.

In order to assist in the holding of a head covering, as a kerchief l1, on the head, a tooth I8 is excised from the body of the plate l2.

It will thus be seen that in making a device of this kind, the same is ornamental when worn with or without the head covering, as particularly shown when without in Figure '7.

When using the present device, the comb is fastened to the tresses of the hair in a line above the forehead, or at any desired portion, at either side of the head. The clamp is then positioned as shown in Figures 4 and 5, and the forward edge of the hood, scarf or handkerchief I! is placed against the comb adjacent the roughened portion 4. The clamp is then moved to the position shown in Figures 2 and 3, and the forward edge of the hood, scarf or kerchief is then clamped against the comb and held in place upon the head by the gripping action imparted to it by the bail 6 and the abutment l5.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the drawings, the operation or application of the ornate device is readily understood and its many advantages appreciated, but it is desirable to point out the salient features, such for instance as the peculiar mounting of the gripping member as relates to the wire spring device. That is, the latter not only acts to pro- 56 vide a support for the gripping device, but provides a spring pressure means for holding the gripping device in closed or open position, the latter being very important, as it permits the wearer to insert the comb in the hair and then with the gripping device open to insert with care the forward edge of the kerchief, scarf or hood in place before snapping the device closed. The holder can also be snapped on the forward edge of the kerchief, hood or scarf before the wearer adjusts the said kerchief, hood or scarf on the head, the comb being of such a size and light in weight that it can then be pushed to fit in the hair and hold the forward edge of the kerchief, hood or scarf neatly in place.

It will also be noticed that the loops are so formed that they provide not only the supports for the swinging gripping member, but provide additional spring tension to the bail portion that thereby acts to hold the gripping member in one of the two positions, that is, the closed gripping position or the open position.

' What is claimed is:

1. A device for keeping kerchiefs, hoods or scarves upon the head, including a comb, a strip bent longitudinally to provide two connected integral Wings, a single piece of wire bent to provide two spaced anchoring terminals connected to the comb, said single piece of wire having its portions adjacent the anchored terminals each provided with a spring loop and a depressed portion, the piece of wire being downwardly and inwardly offset at its intermediate portion, and two lugs carried at each end of said strip, one of which at each end is rotatably mounted in one of the respective spring loops, and the remaining lug abutting and being abutted by one of the depressed portions or by the downwardly and inwardly ofi'set intermediate portion to hold the strip in open or closed position.

2. A device for keeping kerchiefs, hoods or scarves upon the head, including a comb, a gripping member, a bail-shaped resilient member an chored at its ends to the back of the comb and having two spaced loops, said gripping member being provided at opposite edges thereof with 2. lug, each lug fitting in one of said two loops to form a pivoting means for the gripping member, means integral with the bail and engageable with the gripping member for holding the gripping member at approximate right angles to the comb when open or in clamping position against the back of the comb, said gripping member being provided with means for engaging the kerchief, hood or scarf upon the head.

3.- A kerchief, hood or scarf-attaching means comprising a comb, a resilient bail member anchored at its ends to said comb, a gripping member hinged to the ends of said bail member, said bail member being formed at an end thereof with a depressed portion and being downwardly and inwardly offset at its intermediate portion, and an abutment element carried by said gripping member engageable with the depressed portion or the downwardly and inwardly offset portion to selectively hold the gripping member in either of two respective positions with respect to the comb.

GLORIA H. CHRISTIE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 590,904 OBrien Sept. 28, 1897 711,885 Stiles Oct. 21, 1902 959,586 Paton May 31, 1910 

